Would a training timetable like this be detrimental?

[Nameless]

I recently started Closs Quarter Combat Training - it's a 'mixed' martial art system which is specifically targeted at practical street self defence.

I'll be doing this 3 times a week.

This centre also has a gym which I signed up for as the payment includes membership for both.

Im a skinny guy with a fast metabolism and plan on starting a bulking program and will be hitting the gym 3 times a week as well.

The only problem is that I have a really hectic timetable - this place is apprx a 45min drive from my place which means that the only time I can actually hit the gym is right before or straight after the Closs Quarter Combat Class.

I know its not ideal - but will the obvious slight fatigue that I will have if I do the CQCC first greatly affect the affectiveness of the workout?

Any suggestions, ideas or advice on anything I could do in this situation?

Who else has to balance a sport/athletic/martial art program with the gym? What do you do?

Thanks in advance.

 

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It all depends on how long the class is. I'm gonna assume it's over an hour and most of that time is spent active and not watching. Warmng up before a lifting session is important but for that long of course your stamina will take a hit. Look on bodybuilding.com for stuff about doing cardio and lifting in the same day.

It doesn't sound like a good deal having to drive 45 minutes to use a gym but whatever lol.

 

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Thanks for the feedback and the link. That place has so much useful info which is a great help.

The thing is, or from what I have read off of there, it is all about how to go about things in an optimal way, and my timetable obviously isnt.

The main question which I still have is whether having a 1 hour martial arts session before the workout would be detrimental enough to my aim of mass gain that it would justify a restructure to my whole timetable.

As it is now it is pretty full on and would require a lot of (maybe unecessary) effort and sacrifice to do so. I would only do it if responeses show me that doing these prior sessions will really affect my aim of mass gain for a hardgainer.

It doesn't sound like a good deal having to drive 45 minutes to use a gym but whatever lol.

The gym is part of the martial arts centre, which is the main reason Im going there.